Another Useless Soul Skill

To hunt a dangerous Spirit Beast like the Blade Arm Mantis, even one only five or six hundred years old was not something an ordinary Soul Grandmaster could handle.

In the end, the level 42 Soul Ancestor Dean personally helped Mo Bai hunt it.

With the level 42 Soul Ancestor Dean taking action, as long as they could find one, there would be almost no problem.

With the Dean's help, Tang San had only found a six-hundred-year Ghost Vine because they had been unable to find one around seven hundred years old, leaving him no choice but to settle.

This time, Mo Bai's luck was much better. Not only did he successfully find a Blade Arm Mantis, it was also a seven-hundred-year Blade Arm Mantis.

After successfully absorbing the seven-hundred-year Blade Arm Mantis's Spirit Ring, Mo Bai's Soul Power Level rose by one level, reaching level 21.

He had caught up with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were both still level 21 now.

Moreover, Mo Bai's Startling Feather Art had successfully broken through to the second layer!

"Did you succeed?"

Seeing that Mo Bai had successfully absorbed the Blade Arm Mantis's Spirit Ring, the Dean also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Master's theory had long since been proven, he had still worried about the worst-case scenario. Only now, seeing Mo Bai succeed, did he truly relax. "Quick, see what changes your Blue Silver Grass has undergone, and what your Second Spirit Skill is."

"Mm!"

"Blue Silver Has Spirit, Endless Vitality!"

Mo Bai raised his hand and summoned his Blue Silver Grass. Compared to before, it had not changed much overall.

But upon closer inspection, its leaves were more refined. Mo Bai reached out and plucked one off.

"Just as expected, it's become harder and sharper!"

Holding the Blue Silver Grass leaf between his fingers, Mo Bai immediately smiled.

Whoosh~

Then, right in front of the Dean, Mo Bai launched the leaf as a Hidden Weapon.

Clang~

The leaf struck the Blade Arm Mantis's bladed arm with a metallic ring before bouncing away, leaving only a scratch on its bladed arm.

Thud~

The rebounding leaf sank directly into the trunk of a nearby tree, almost entirely embedded.

"Hiss~"

"What powerful destructive force! This is already enough to injure a Soul Grandmaster!"

The Dean was instantly delighted at the sight.

As for it failing to pierce the Blade Arm Mantis's bladed arm, that was normal.

That was the hardest part of the Blade Arm Mantis's body. Even he could do nothing against it!

"Not bad!"

Mo Bai smiled in satisfaction as well. The Blue Silver Grass leaves were approaching metal Hidden Weapons in every aspect of quality and feel. Breaking through a Soul Grandmaster's defenses would not be a problem. If he added his poison, Mo Bai felt that he could now defeat a Blade Arm Mantis by himself!

"Quick, see what your Second Spirit Skill is!"

Seeing Mo Bai still dawdling, the Dean hurriedly urged him on.

"Um, Dean, there's no need to demonstrate my Second Spirit Skill, right?"

"Anyway, I don't think much of this Second Spirit Skill!"

Mo Bai scratched his head, not very willing to display his Second Spirit Skill.

Just like his First Spirit Skill, it was kind of useless!

"Quickly, release it and let me see!"

The Dean did not care whether Mo Bai wanted to or not. He had to see it.

"Fine!"

Since the Dean had helped him obtain his Spirit Ring, Mo Bai could only agree.

"Second Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Guard Car!"

Mo Bai then pressed his right hand to the ground. Seven Blue Silver Grass plants instantly burst from the ground before him, wildly growing and intertwining with one another to form a wall!

Mo Bai's Second Spirit Skill had clearly inherited the Blade Arm Mantis's Mantis Blocks a Cart. Combined with Blue Silver Grass, it had become the current Blue Silver Guard Car!

This was a defensive Spirit Skill.

However, although Mo Bai's Blue Silver Grass had evolved to become harder and sharper, it lacked flexibility. Its leaves were fine when plucked and used as Hidden Weapons, but the wall formed by the Blue Silver Grass would shatter upon impact.

"Second Spirit Skill: Fire Spirit Snake Dance!"

Wanting to test the defensive power of Mo Bai's Second Spirit Skill, the Dean directly unleashed his own Second Spirit Skill, summoning a fire serpent that swept forward.

Bang~

Under the Dean's Fire Spirit Snake Dance, the Blue Silver wall not only shattered at the first touch, but was also completely set ablaze, burning into nothing in no time.

"..."

Seeing this, the Dean immediately understood why Mo Bai had been unwilling to use it.

Not only had Mo Bai's Second Spirit Skill inherited a defensive spirit skill it should not have inherited, but after combining with Blue Silver Grass to form Blue Silver Guard Car, it had even lost the reinforcing trait of a mantis stopping a cart.

This... was another useless spirit skill!

"Another useless spirit skill. You must be happy now, huh?"

The Dean looked at Mo Bai and sighed.

"It's alright. My Self-Created Soul Skill is enough for me. If my Second Spirit Skill is useless, then so be it!"

"Besides, once my level gets higher and Blue Silver Grass evolves more completely, my earlier spirit skills might not remain useless either!"

Mo Bai smiled calmly, with nothing to be disappointed about.

He had never placed much importance on the spirit skills granted by Spirit Rings. He truly had no interest in spirit skills that were just attack moves like these; they were far inferior to his own Hidden Weapon Technique.

"It's good as long as you understand your own path!"

The Dean said nothing more after hearing that. He was quite surprised that Mo Bai could so calmly accept having acquired another useless spirit skill.

It showed that everything had been within his expectations, and that Mo Bai truly did not care about having one or two useless spirit skills.

Moreover, Mo Bai was right. As long as he could continue growing and Blue Silver Grass underwent a more comprehensive evolution, those earlier spirit skills would definitely be nothing like they were now.

And as for whether Mo Bai could continue growing, the Dean had high hopes for him.

After all, he was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power!

After returning to Nuoding Academy, everything went back to normal.

He continued studying and cultivating.

Recently, Xiao Wu had also rarely come to disturb him. She was being all mysterious, and he had no idea what she was up to with Tang San.

Mo Bai did not care either. As long as they did not interrupt his cultivation, it was fine.

That night, Mo Bai once again came to the academy's woods to gather poisonous creatures and cultivate Jade Hand.

For the time being, cultivating his Jade Hand did not require poisons from Spirit Beasts. Ordinary spiders and venomous insects were enough.

There were still plenty of such small poisonous creatures to be found in the academy woods.

Arriving at the familiar grove, Mo Bai took a small cauldron from his robes, poured some liquid into it, and placed it beside him.

This was what Mo Bai used to lure poisonous creatures. The little cauldron was merely a container; the liquid was what mattered. He had specially prepared it to attract poisonous creatures.

In his previous life, he had possessed a Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron, which came with its own luring effect, so he had not even needed to prepare any medicine!

He did not have one in this life, so he could only honestly prepare the medicine himself.

Finally, Mo Bai sat cross-legged on a rock and began cultivating.

Everything was no different from usual.

Until Mo Bai sensed a fluctuation of soul power appearing beside him.

Thanks to reader [King Baba] for the reward!